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brown: you'll find a time line of events leading up >> brown: find a timeline of events leading up to david petraeus's resignation on our web site. and still to come on the newshour, a milestone for gay rights advocates; school back in session in new jersey; lost records from the iraq and afghan wars; a call to remember recent veterans; and a novel by a soldier who served in iraq. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: israeli tanks fired shells into syria today for the second time in as many days. it raised new concerns of the civil war in syria spilling beyond its borders. israeli officials said the army fired back after syrian mortar fire landed in the israeli- controlled golan heights. plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the area. meanwhile, a new coalition of syrian opposition groups launched a campaign to win recognition of a government-in- waiting. the groups agreed to unite yesterday. in afghanistan, a nato service member was killed by insurgents in the east. the announcement today did not identify the soldier's nationality. it came a day
brown: you'll find a time line of events leading up >> brown: find a timeline of events leading up to david petraeus's resignation on our web site. and still to come on the newshour, a milestone for gay rights advocates; school back in session in new jersey; lost records from the iraq and afghan wars; a call to remember recent veterans; and a novel by a soldier who served in iraq. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: israeli tanks fired shells into...
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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on what were termed "potentially inappropriate" e- mails and documents, and we examine if and when the white house and congress should have been alerted. >> ifill: then, the senate and the house of representatives get back to work. judy woodruff looks at the long list of challenges ahead. >> brown: one item on the agenda is the so-called fiscal cliff , and that was the focus of a white house meeting today with liberal leaders. we talk with two participants. >> ifill: plus, from "our food for nine billion" series, special correspondent mary kay magistad reports on china's moves to satisfy a growing demand for meat. it has transformed lives and diets over the past 30 years meat con suption per cap to has quadrupled and city dwellers eat twice as much meat on average as those in the countryside. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the e
. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on what were termed "potentially inappropriate" e- mails and documents, and we examine if and when the white house and congress should have been alerted. >> ifill: then, the senate and the house of representatives get back to work. judy woodruff looks at the long list of challenges ahead. >> brown: one item on the agenda is the so-called fiscal cliff , and that was the focus of a white...
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jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: senate democrats had cause to celebrate last night and again today, when the last two races were called. montana senator jon tester kept his seat after a tough re- election fight and heidi heitkamp emerged the victor in a closrace in north dakota. as a result, democrats will hold 53 seats in the new senate that convenes in january-- a gain of two. republicans will have 45. two seats will be filled by independents, and at least one of them will caucus with democrats. many of the democrats' big wins were by women. elizabeth warren unseated incumbent republican scott brown in massachusetts. >> you took on the powerful wall street banks and special interests and you let them know you want a senator who will be out there fighting for the middle class all of the time. >> brown: in missouri, senator claire mccaskill had been on the endangered list, before her republican opponent made damaging comments about rape and abortion. >> with a stubborn determination, tenacity and a refusal to give up we showed the country what missouri is made of. >> brown: and in
jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: senate democrats had cause to celebrate last night and again today, when the last two races were called. montana senator jon tester kept his seat after a tough re- election fight and heidi heitkamp emerged the victor in a closrace in north dakota. as a result, democrats will hold 53 seats in the new senate that convenes in january-- a gain of two. republicans will have 45. two seats will be filled by independents, and at least one of them will caucus...
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i'm geoffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight we get the latest on the time line as we know it and the implications for the intelligence agency. >> brown: then gay rights add voaks won their first victory at the ballot box last week. ray suarez examines the significance of voters in three states approving same-sex marriage. of >> when they see us on their front doorstep >> ifill: special correspondent john tulenko tells the story of teachers coming to the rescue of families in storm-ravaged new jersey. knocking and they realize it's us and we're here to see if they're okay, their faces lit up. >> brown: and we have three reports about veterans, beginning with a pro publica investigation into lost or destroyed combat records. >> ifill: then we talk with a veteran who has written about how we choose to remember those who serve. >> brown: and we close with a conversation with first-time author and iraq war veteran kevin powers about his novel, "the yellow birds." that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major
i'm geoffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight we get the latest on the time line as we know it and the implications for the intelligence agency. >> brown: then gay rights add voaks won their first victory at the ballot box last week. ray suarez examines the significance of voters in three states approving same-sex marriage. of >> when they see us on their front doorstep >> ifill: special correspondent john tulenko tells the story of teachers...